The day after my hikes in the Gorge, I drove over to Mt Saint Helens to stretch my legs and check out the snow levels there. I drove up to the new visitors center at Johnson Ridge (new to me, it wasn’t finished yet the last time I visited the volcano) and checked it out. …
After gaining 3800′ on my Mt Defiance hike and losing the trail there in the snow, I headed over to Mitchell Point and hiked to the top gaining another 1000 to 1200 feet in elevation giving me close to 5000′ for the day. Another good hike for some great views of the Gorge. At the …
On this weekend, I was going to hike up the Mount Defiance Trail in the Gorge to the top of Mount Defiance but lacked directions to the trailhead. I knew I was close to the trailhead when I pulled off at exit 51 and found the Wyeth Ridge trail which goes to North Lake and …
Columbia River Gorge Adventures May 16th and 17th 2009 Originally I was going to hike the Chelan Lakeshore trail again, but after looking at the logistics of getting over there to catch the ferry (had to get up too dang early!) I decided on doing some hikes down by the Columbia River Gorge instead. My …
On an invite by the Kitsap Climbers, me and 4 other brave souls headed out to climb Mailbox Peak in the Snoqualmie I-90 corridor near Seattle. The trail to the top is very steep and gains 4000′ elevation in 2.5 miles. Upon reaching the top, on a clear day you are rewarded with views of …
I went up the Mount Townsend Trail after driving around the Hood Canal due to the 6 week Hood Canal Bridge closure. Took the Sink Lake Trail to get to the Mt Townsend Trail because of deep snow on the road to the main trail access. I made it to about 5000 feet in elevation …